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Higher depression rates among women

Women are reported to have a higher chance of being diagnosed with depression.

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Updated: 8:09 AM EDT Sep 9, 2013

Higher depression rates among women

Women are reported to have a higher chance of being diagnosed with depression.

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WEBVTT IF YOU SUFFER FROMDEPRESSION...YOUKNOW HOW IT CANINTERFERE WITH YOUREVERYDAY LIFE FORWEEKS...MONTHS...EVEN YEARS."ANNE MARIE TIERNON"SPOKE WITH ONEWOMAN ABOUT HERBATTLE WITHDEPRESSION ANDWHAT HELPED HEROVERCOME IT.NAKAISHA TOLBERTBANKS FELT "OFF" FORWEEKS BEFORE SHEREVEALED TO HERHUSBAND THATMENTALLY SHE WAS INA DARK PLACE."THERE ARE DAYSWHEN YOU LEAVE ANDGO TO WORK AND I AMHERE WITH THE CHILDAND I CRY ALL DAY ANDI JUST KNEW THATSOMETHING WASN'TRIGHT. SO HE SAIDSCHEDULE ANOTHERAPPOINTMENT AND GOIN." IT WAS AFTER THEBIRTH OF HERFIRSTBORN CHILD,LONDON."YOU ARE SUPPOSEDTO BE SO HAPPY ANDOVERJOYED ANDLOVING THIS NEWLITTLE BLESSING THATHAS ARRIVED AND ALLOF A SUDDEN YOUREALIZE, I AM NOTFEELING THAT.""BOTTOM LINE ITEXISTS AND IF IT'STHERE IT NEEDS TO BEDEALT WITH ANDTREATED." WOMEN AREAT A HIGHER RISK FORDEPRESSION. BUT IT'SSOMETHING THATLICENSED NURSEPRACTITIONER JULIESCHEIDERS SAYSTIGMAS MAKE THEMRELUCTANT TOREVEAL."DON'T BE AFRAID... IFYOU ARE COMING INFOR YOUR ANNUALEXAM... IF YOU ARE NOTSLEEPING, CRYING ALLTHE TIME; IF YOU HAVEHAD THIS MAJOR THINGHAPPEN, TALK TO USABOUT IT. HOPEFULLYYOU ARECOMFORTABLEENOUGH WITH YOURCLINICIAN THAT YOUCAN GET THAT OUT.BUT THERE IS NOSTIGMA HERE. YOUWOULD COME TO US IFYOU WERE A DIABETIC.IF YOUR BLOOD SUGARWAS OFF, WE CAN FIXTHAT. WE CAN FIXTHIS." THERE ARE ANTI-DEPRESSANTMEDICATIONS LIKEZOLOFT AND PROZAC.THERE IS ALSO THEOPTION OF THERAPY.PLUS, YOU CAN SETGOALS FOR YOURSELFLIKE NAKAISHA DID. SHEWAS INTENTIONALABOUT ENDING HERISOLATION."I MADE MYSELF MAKETHE PHONE CALLS TOFRIENDS ANDSCHEDULE, EVEN IF ITJUST AN HOUR OF TIMETO GO OUT AND JUSTSIT WITH MYGIRLFRIENDS." NOWLONDON IS ALMOSTTHREE YEARS OLD, ANDWITH HER DOCTORS'HELP, NAKAISHA SAYSSHE IS EXERCISING,EATING AND SLEEPINGBETTER. SHE'S NOLONGER WORRIEDABOUT BEING A SUPERMOM. SHE'S JUST GLADSHE'S A HAPPY MOM."SO MUCH BETTER. ILOVE BEING A MOM ANDMY HUSBAND CANDEFINITELY TELL THEDIFFERENCE. WE CANTALK ABOUT THE DAYSWHEN THINGS WEREN'TSO HAPPY AND BRIGHT.I'M JUST HAPPY TO BEIN A BETTER PLACE. ICAN STAND UP AND SAYI FEEL DIFFERENT. I'MBETTER; I'M HAPPIERAND I'M JUST GLAD TO

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Higher depression rates among women

Women are reported to have a higher chance of being diagnosed with depression.